Dread Beat and Blood
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85% Critic Match

Dread Beat and Blood

8.5 / 10 1979 45mNR English
DocumentaryMusic

Storyline

Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.

Cast & Crew

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Lead

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Franco Rosso's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Dread Beat and Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker